Environmental Geoinformatics Syllabus for B.Tech 7th sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.
Environmental Geoinformatics B.Tech (R13) seventhsem is as follows
OBJECTIVES:
- The objective of this course is to expose the students to the applications of Remote Sensing and GIS for water quality assessment, soil degradation assessment and monitoring pollution.
UNIT I : WATER AND THE ENVIRONMENT [9 hours]
Sources and demands of water – Characteristics of water- Point and non-point sources of after pollution – Spectral responses of clear and contaminated water – chlorophyll- Remote Sensing of Water quality assessment – Classification of water quality for various purposes, Sampling procedure, quality analysis, Data base creation and quality modeling using GIS. Database Creation and designing water supply network, sewerage network using GIS. Runoff estimation- flood prediction modeling.
UNIT II : SOIL CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT [9 hours]
Taxonomical classification of soils, sampling, soil survey interpretation and mapping, impact of agricultural and industrial activity on soil properties. Formation of Soils- land forms- soil erosionfactors influencing soil erosion, soil contamination- distribution and accumulation of contaminants such as toxic metals, synthetic chemicals in soil- mining pollution- methods of conservation afforestation- EMR responses with contaminated soil – modeling soil characteristics using satellite data-soil degradation assessment using Remote Sensing and GIS- Land reclamation.
UNIT III : ECOLOGY AND ECOSYSTEM [9 hours]
Conservation and resource management – spectral reflectance from vegetated surface – Stress monitoring – Land cover and Land use mapping – forest conservation – Biodiversity biomonitoring of the environment and Remote Sensing – wild life studies – Revenue management environment and ecological concerns- Resource development in remote areas- Impacts of anthropogenic activity- Solid Waste management, Design of collection network using GIS.
[TOTAL: 45 PERIODS]
OUTCOMES: At the end of the course the student will be able to appreciate
- The possible applications of Remote Sensing and GIS in water quality, soil conservation and ecology
- The availability various remote sensing sensors for acquiring environmental datasets
- The use of satellite remote sensing in climatology and air pollution studies
TEXTBOOKS :
- Andrew N. Rencz, Manual of Remote Sensing: Remote Sensing for Natural Resource Management and Environmental Monitoring, John Wiley & Sons Inc, April 2004.
- Baretl, E.C. and Culis I.F. Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing, 2
nd edition, Chapman and Hall, New York, 1993.
REFERENCE:
- Lintz, J.and Simonent, D.S.”Remote sensing of environment” Addision Wesley, Rading mars,1976.
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